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The GoFundMe, the Suspension, and the Public Backlash
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Blocked from institutional funding, Carter invents his own solution: a GoFundMe. His logic is impeccable — if IMPD had crowdfunded surgery for a police horse with skin cancer, surely they could crowdfund a DNA test for a murder victim. He raises $1,200 in 7 hours, more than the $996 test would cost, with plans to donate the surplus to Crime Stoppers. IMPD's response is swift and brutal: [1] — Ashley Flowers "When the city refused to pay for a DNA retest after sending the wrong sample, Carter raised $1,200 in 7 hours via GoFundMe. IMPD made him r…" 30:50 return the money, stand down from Carmen's case, and accept a 10-day suspension — the first discipline of his career, from a man who had taken exactly 4 hours of sick time in his entire tenure. Ashley and Britt's outrage is palpable. Carmen's family calls him the only person to ever make progress on the case. A public petition quickly gathers over 500 signatures, and within days IMPD walks back the removal — but still won't fund the test, and Carter must now tread carefully to protect his job.
Sergeant Carter crowdfunded over $1,200 in just 7 hours to pay for a $996 DNA test, only to be ordered by IMPD to return all donations and removed from the case.
Sergeant Carter, who had never been disciplined before in his career and had taken only 4 hours of sick time, received a 10-day suspension for the GoFundMe effort.
